Edward Woodward, aka The Equalizer*, Callan, and "The Summerisle Roast Virgin", is set to appear in EastEnders, the BBC reports.
The veteran thesp, who's still treading the boards at 78, will hit the small screen in March as Tommy Clifford for "a specific storyline involving Patrick Trueman which will run for several weeks". …

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Equalise this, f***ers

Ahhh, the Equaliser - probably the best theme tune in the history of mankind. Here's hoping he puts a cap in the ass of some of the more annoying residents of Albert Square... er, I guess that would be all of them.

He's called Mr Web....

.... as his name has 3 w's in it!

Callan remains one of the very best TV series ever done. It's something they could never ever remake. Who on earth would be able to portray such introspective brooding, such professional menace, the complex layers of a man used as a show of strength though violence yet disgusted at his own weakness in obeying his orders? Or Russell Hunter's absolutely brilliant character Lonely? We don't have anyone now who is capable of such wonderful acting. Shame, isn't it?

I'm sure I won't be the only one

Breaker Morant

A legend for this film alone.

"On the surface, this is a warm, charming and engaging man but there are other much darker things going on."

That's a surprise. Failing the Wicker Man ending, couldn't he just shoot Dirty Den, Curly Watts and Tucker in the head with a pistol concealed in his sock, then reveal they were all part of a sinister conspiracy to kidnap a nubile young model who witnessed a local drug lord murder her brother?

Re: I'm with Ben Naylor

Read that again, Justin. Where precisely does it say or even suggest that I enjoy EastEnders or indeed any soap opera, much less gossip magazines? Are you profiling me? Well, don't, you grinning oik. You're rubbish at it.

Wheres the IT angle...

Re: Re: errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm?

@Ben Naylor: came close to needing some specialised equipment to remove chocolate from monitor.

@Sarah Bee: Good suggestion (the first one). I fully endorse it. Excellent idea.

Or what might be a bit more IT-relevant is this, which I haven't been able to find if it's been fixed or not (though I've not looked too hard as it doesn't affect me critically) :

<http://communities.vmware.com/message/967522>

WARNING: VM bug & SCSI disks causes file data corruption (SQL2005)!

"There is a WMWare SR confirmed issue in VMWare Workstation 6.0.3 (and 6.0.0) and Workstation 6.5 (beta) when using virtual SCSI disks in a virtual machine that will result in disk data corruption under heavy IO load."

Bah

They used to film the Equaliser scenes with "control" in a tiny triangular park at the corner of Greenwich and 8th Avenue, almost next door to where I worked. I often walked past them on my way to the 8th Avenue SF Bookshop (now, sadly, defunct).

They did "Law and Order" in the bars around there too, and the "FX" van chase happened in the meat market the next avenue over.

Now I work in Brooklyn, where the entertainment is largely of the improvised exchange of small-arms fire kind.

ODFO?

A title is required.

I just hope he doesn't descend into that dreadful half "cockerknee" accent most of the "actors" end up using. I was going to do a "wood/would" joke, but I'm sure you lot can do better, and besides, I have no idea when to _stop_ spelling his name

Paris, because she should be reduced to appearing on Eastenders, and nothing else (oh, and the "I only had 2" story reveals significantly more acting talent than most of the cast)

Re: Re: errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm?

I meant politic, you jerk (I'm trying out some US-style insults, what do you think?).

Can you get paid? Yeah, the cheque's 'in the post'.

Harry Enfield was being satirical, you know. I only hope to God you are.

Oh, and you have to do better than lamely asking what the IT angle is as so many have done before you if you want to 'touch a nerve'. Write an essay explaining why everything you read has to have an IT angle, even stuff that is clearly marked 'Entertainment'. Two sides of A4. On my desk on Monday. Clear and legible.

Re: eeeeeeeeeervm v2

What, another one? You really are lining up to put head on block today.

Look, if you're too silly or sauced to refrain from clicking on a story that clearly isn't going to interest you and then feel the urge to register just to complain that something that was clearly never going to interest you miraculously didn't prove of interest to you - well, I simply don't know what to tell you, Robert.

For stories with technical content, try most of the rest of the front page. The headlines are usually indicative of the content. Really, though, if that's all it takes to ruin your day, I wish my days were as clear blue sky-like as yours must be.

IT Content

Ben:

I must disagree with your attitude here. It's all very well us men saying that there should be more technical articles about clusters and SANs and the workings of the internal combustion engine but we have to remember that women use the internet too now. The fairer sex have their own set of subjects they get passionate about which includes soaps, as you can see from the intensity of Ms Bee's response and The Register is right to provide content aimed at them too.

FOTW for Sarah surely...

More of concern is that, as a moderator of peoples comments on an IT related news site, you have alot to learn honey.

If you look back you were the one to bite. :)

Your comments are derogatory, rude and quite frankly if i was employing you, you'd be fired. (and yes i have employed people in your role - they have seen fit to be polite to their(our) "clients, readers, members", as you would expect from a professional organisation.)

Your rants are nothing but FOTW material.

The "comments" area is provided for comments. The fact you need to pick on the "IT angle" to "defend" yourself or make your point is laughable.

classic

Re: FOTW for Sarah surely...

Ben, a man of your intellect and gravitas should have figured ahead of time that you'd lose the argument immediately by addressing me as 'honey', and then compound the loss by clambering onto some hastily-constructed high horse; as if you'd posted some reasonable and thoughtful comment which I'd immoderately blown raspberries at, rather than just dribbled over your keyboard a little bit.

You obviously haven't been around here very long (you'll find I'm usually derogatory and rude, it's really nothing personal), but I'll always defer to someone who claims to have employed people in my role. In fact, I'm quaking a little right now. If you have an issue with my work, you can always email the editor. Seriously, go ahead, big guy. Let me know how you get on, huh?

My CV

. . . of course it's IT bloody related

Not to disagree with anyone here, but the news about Eastenders is IT related.

As a keen soaps fan who has never missed an episode of anything, I like to be kept up to date with everything (wiv everyfink, as Mr Woodward is going to say) so well done El Reg!

By way of support for my contention about IT: in a recent episode of Cornynation Street, Ken Barlow and his bruvver were mending Ken's bike in the parlour. Somefink wrong wiv the spokes. Had they hooked up the bike to the kind of electronics McLaren is using, diagnosis of the fault would've been much quicker.

Similarly with Emmerdale Barmy and that plane crash last month wot wiped out the cast and a sheep shed. IT related too, it turns out, a software glitch at 36,000 miles (according to the script).

Then there's Crossroads, my favourite, never miss an episode, where the studio set construction would immeasurably benefit from IT input re loads and stresses.

Hmm

"Your comments are derogatory, rude and quite frankly if i was employing you, you'd be fired. (and yes i have employed people in your role - they have seen fit to be polite to their(our) "clients, readers, members", as you would expect from a professional organisation.)"

do you get paid to read the reg? does your buisness rely on it? is anyone forcing you to read it?